18. explain the differences among the frictional, structural, and cyclical forms of unemployment. frictional unemployment is unavoidable. structural unemployment is due to changes overtime in the structure of consumer demand or in technology 19. name the type of unemployment occurring in each of the causes below and explain your answer. (a) frank recently lost his job as the computer manufacturing company he works for recently downsized after poor sales and poor performance of the economy during the last year. (b) julie just recently graduated from college and is spending the summer traveling before she begins a job with a consulting firm in the fall. (c) tom recently lost his job as the steel manufacturing firm he worked for moved their plant overseas. the other steel plants in the nation have been also been following this trend. (d) susan recently left her marketing job at a local bank because she found that finance interests her more. she is currently looking for a job as a financial consultant.

Why might a business based on a fad be a good idea? question 2 options: fads bring in the most customers. some fads are longer lasting than expected. fads have made some business owners incredibly wealthy. fads can take a business in a new direction.

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?

Profits from using currency options and futures. on july 2, the two-month futures rate of the mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unannualized). there was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. there was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. the premium on each of these options was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. on september 2, the option expired. go to the oanda. com website (or any site that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the mexican peso. you exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so. a. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option? b. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option? c. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2? d. what was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2